Gesta Romanorum Or, Entertaining Moral Stories Invented By The Monks As A Fireside Recreation; And Commonly Applied In Their Discourses From The Pulpit Whence The Most Celebrated Of Our Own Poets And Others, From The Earliest Times Volume 1  CONTENTS TO VOL. I. TALE PAGE Introduction v I. Of Love 1 II. Of Mercy 9 III. Of Just Judgment 12 IV. Of Justice 14 V. Of Fidelity 16 VI. Of following Reason 21 VII. Of the Envy of bad Men towards the good VIII. Of false Allegations IX. Of Depravity conquered by Mildness X. Of the management of the Soul XI. Of The poison of Sin XII. Of bad Example XIII. Of inordinate Love XIV. Of honouring Parents XV. Of the Life of Alexius, son of the Senator Eufemian XVI. Of an exemplary Life XVII. Of a perfect Life XVIII. Of venial Sin 92 XIX. Of the Sin of Pride 97 XX. Of Tribulation and Anguish 100 XXI. Of Over-reaching and Conspiracy, and of Caution opposed to them 105 XXII. Of worldly Fear 108 XXIII. Of spiritual Medicine 109 XXIV. Of the Suggestions of the Devil Ill XXV. Of Ingratitude 113 XXVI. Of Humility 115 XXVII. Of just Recompence 117 XXVIII. Of the execrable Devices of old Women 120 XXIX. Of corrupt Judgment 125 XXX. Of Offence and Judgment 127 XXXI. Of the Rigor of Death 129 XXXII. Of good Inspiration 131 XXXIII. Of Hanging 132 XXXIV. Of Consideration of Life 133 XXXV. Of Peace, Reformation, &c 136 XXXVI. Of the Course of Human Life 137 XXXVII. Of lifting up the Mind to Heaven 143 XXXVIII. Of the Precaution necessary to prevent Error 145 XXXIX. Of Reconciliation between God and Man 146 XL. Of the Measure of Temptation, and of Skill 148 XLI. Of the Conquests and Charity of our Lord 150 XLII. Of want of Charity 152 XLIII. Of Christ, who, by His Passion, delivered us from Hell 154 XLIV. Of envy 155 XLV. Of the Good, who alone will enter the Kingdom of Heaven 157 XLVI. Of mortal Sins 161 XLVII. Of Three Kings. 162 XLVIII. Of the end of Sinners 165 XLIX. Of the Illusions of the Devil 167 L. Of Praise doe to a Just Judge 169 LI. Of Extortion 171 LII. Of Fidelity 173 LIII. Of good Rulers, who are not to be changed 174 LIV. Of a Celestial Kingdom 175 LV. Of the Revocation of a banished Sinner 177 LVI. Of remembering Death 183 LVII. Of perfect Life 189 LVIII. Of Confession 194 LIX. Of too much Pride ; and how the Proud are frequently compelled to endure some notable Humiliation 196 LX. Of Avarice and its Subtlety 209 LXI. Of Reflection 213 LXII. Of the beauty of a faithful Mind 217 LXIII. Of the pleasures of this World LXIV. Of the Incarnation of our Lord LXV. Of the cure of the Soul. LXVI. Of Constancy LXVII. Of excuses which are not to be admitted in extreme cases LXVIII. Of maintaining Truth to the last. LXIX. Of Chastity LXX. Of the Compunctions of a faithful Mind LXXI. Of an eternal Recompence LXXII. Of the destruction of ungrateful Me LXXIII. Of Avarice, which makes many blind LXXIV. Of Foresight and Care. LXXV. Of Worldly Anxiety LXXVI. Of Concord LXXVII. Of Riches, which are not to be coveted LXXVIII. Of the constancy of Love LXXIX. Of Presumption LXXX. Of the Cunning of the Devil, and of the secret Judgments of God 274 Notes 281

By the Rev. Charles ..

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